Italy To Begin Gaza Air Drops: Foreign Minister
- Italy will begin air drops over Gaza to deliver essential goods, with the first drops possibly on August 9, as confirmed by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.
- Spain has air-dropped 12 tonnes of food into Gaza, and France has initiated its first airdrop of humanitarian supplies, as reported by President Emmanuel Macron.
- UN-Backed experts have warned of a worsening famine in Gaza, stating that urgent humanitarian access is necessary to prevent a crisis.
- Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, warned that airdrops alone cannot solve the hunger crisis and criticized their cost-effectiveness compared to land transport.
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Italy will participate in the distribution of food aid in the Gaza Strip. After Thursday's statements by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani, the confirmation comes from a note by Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. The initiative has a start date - August 9 - and a modality, that of air launches, although harshly contested by the UN and NGOs. “As part of the activities promoted by the Italian Government to help alleviate the very serious humanitarian …
The Ministry of Defence of Italy announced that on 9 August it will launch humanitarian airstrikes to the Gaza Strip to alleviate the serious situation caused by the Israeli aggression, according to a statement this Saturday. According to a note published on the official site of that ministry, this mission called Operation Solidarity Path 2 will be carried out in coordination with the Jordanian Armed Forces, and involves the use of C-130J transp…
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